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THE 



CHARTER. STATUTES, AM) LAWS 



KENTUCKY FNTYERSITY. 



IS (5 (5. 



THE CHARTER 



OTHER ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE 



RELATING TO 



KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY: 



TOGETHER WITH THE 



STATUTES AND LAWS, 



AS REVISED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF CURATORS, 




JULY 13, 1866. .' * j^N 






TO WHICH IS APPENDED 



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AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE UNIVERSITY. 



LEXINGTON, KY.: 
GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY. 

1866. 







CONTENTS. ^ ^ « 



PAGE, 

Charter of University 3 

Act to consolidate Kentucky University and Transylvania University 8 

Act establishing the Agricultural and Mechanical College 10 

Act in relation to the Agricultural College 13 

General Plan of the University 14 

The Academy 15 

General Government . 15 

The Board of Curators 15 

The Office of Regent lY 

The Executive Committee IT 

The Faculties 18 

The University Senate 21 

Admission and Matriculation 22 

Course of Instruction 24 

Literary and Religious Societies 27 

Public Worship 28 

Residence of Students, Boarding-houses, &c 28 

The Steward and his Duties 29 

Discipline 29 

The Library 30 

Of Examinations and the Scale of Merit 31 

Graduation 32 

Historical Sketch of Kentucky University 35 



CHARTER 



OF 



KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 



Whereas, an Institution of learning, known and called by the 
name of Bacon College, was founded by certain members of the 
body of the "Disciples of Christ," denominated Christians, and 
was chartered by the Legislature of Kentucky in the year 1836; 
and whereas, said Institution, after a series of unsuccessful ef- 
forts for its permanent endowment and establishment, suspended 
its regular collegiate operation ; and whereas, in view of the edu- 
cational wants of the said body of Christians in Kentucky, and 
of their wishes for the permanent success of said Institution, 
known and expressed at various times, a plan for its full endow- 
ment and re-organization has been presented and prosecuted by 
John B. Bowman, of Mercer county, Ky., which has resulted thus 
far in the raising of $150,000 of Endowment Fund ; and whereas, 
it is desired to establish a first-class University upon a more mod- 
ern, American, and Christian basis; and to carry out such design 
it is necessary to amend and extend the provisions of the Charter 
of said Institution ; therefore, 

^1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, That said Institution known and called by the name of 
Bacon College, and located at Harrodsburg, in the county of 
Mercer, and State of Kentucky, shall be, from and after the pas- 
sage of this act, known and called by the name of Kentucky Uni- 
versity. 

§ 2. And belt further enacted^ That John B. Bowman, Jas. Tay- 
lor, John Aug. Williams, Ben. C. AUin, A. G. Kyle. A. H. Bow- 
man, J. A. Dearborn, D. W. Thompson, A. G. Vivion, P. B. 
Thompson, AVm. A. Cooke, G. D. Eunj'on, A. Gallatin Talbott, P. 
B. JNIiison, C. T. Worthington, G. W. Givens, James C. Stone, A. 
G. Herndon, E, C. Graves, Wm. Morton, Joseph Wasson, John 



Curd, W. W. McKennej, W. L. Williams, John Allen Gano, Johrs 
I. Eogers, Zachery F. Smith, Eobert C. Eice, Theodore S. Bell, 
and Enos Campbell, shall be, and they and their successors in 
office are hereby constituted, a body politic and corporate, to be 
known by the name of the Curators of Kentucky University, and 
by that Dame shall have perpetual succession and existence, and 
a common seal, which seal they may change and alter at pleas- 
tire; and by the aforesaid name, and in their corporate capacity, 
ma}^ sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be 
contracted with, answer and be answered, in all courts of law and 
equity. And the same, in their corporate name, are hereby in- 
vested with the legal right to all the property and estate, real 
and personal, as well as all the rights and claims heretofore vest- 
ed'in the Trustees of the said Bacon College; and may, in said 
corporate name, sue for and recover the same in as full and ample 
manner as the said Trustees of Bacon College could have done 
prior to this act. 

§ 3. For the purpose of promoting the cause of education in all 
its branches, and extending the sphere of science and Christian 
morality, the Curators aforesaid, and their successors, shall have 
power, from time to time, to establish and endow fully, in said 
University, any departments and professorships which they may 
deem necessary to carry out the aforesaid objects. They and 
their successors shall furthermore have full power, in their corpo- 
rate capacity, to hold by gift, grant, devise, demise, or otherwise, 
any lands, tenements, hereditaments, moneys, rents, goods, chat- 
tels, o-r interests of any kind whatever, which may be- given^ 
granted, demised, devised to, or purchased b}^ them, for the use 
and benefit of said University; also, may sell, lease, rent, and dis- 
pose of the same, or any part thereof, in any way whatsoever they 
may adjudge most useful to the interests of said University. 

§ 4. They shall also have full power to select and employ any 
officers and agents they shall deem proper; also, such president, 
professors, instructors, and tutors, as they may, fi-om time to time, 
consider necessary; also, to make, ordain, establish, and execute, 
or cause to be executed, all such by-laws, rules, and ordinances, 
not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United 
States or of this State, as they may think necessary for the wel- 
fare of said Institution, for their own government, the good gov- 
ernment of the professors, instructors, tutors, agents, officers, and 
students of the same, and generally to do all acts necessary and 
proper to promote the welfare and prosperity of said University. 



§ 5. The pei'manent officers of the Board of Curators shall coa- 
sist of a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Commit- 
tee, all of whom shall be annually elected by the Curators from 
their own number, except the Treasurer, Avho may be elected out 
of the Board. 

§ 6. The Secretar}' of the Board shall keep a fair and correct 
record of all the proceedings of the Board, in a good and sub- 
stantial book, which record shall be signed by the President and 
Secretar}^ before the adjournment of each meeting, and shall at 
any time be subject to the inspection and examination of any 
member of the Board, or any donor of the Institution. He shall 
file away and carefully preserve all such documents and papers 
pertaining to his office and to the Institution as may come into 
his hands, which shall upon his death, resignation, or removal 
from office, be delivered up to the Board, and he shall perform 
such other duties as the Curators may prescribe. 

§ 7. The Treasurer, before he enters upon the duties of his 
office, shall enter into a bond with ample security, in the penalty 
of one hundred thousand dollars, for the faithful dischai'ge of the 
duties of his office. He shall take charge of all the funds of the 
Institution; he shall pay over all money that may come into his 
hands upon the order of the Board, indorsed by the President 
thereof; he shall pay out no money except upon such order of the 
Board; he shall render a true account current of the state of his 
office to the Board of Curators at its annual meeting, which ac- 
count must be accompanied by the certificate of the Executive 
Committee, signed by each member thereof, and stating that it 
has been examined, and that it is correct, after which it shall then 
be published; and no person shall be eligible to re-election as 
Treasurer until such report is made, examined, and approved by 
the Board of Curators. He shall, furthermore, when his term of 
service expires, or he shall resign his office, or be removed there- 
from, deliver up to the Executive Committee, or their order, all 
the books and papers pertaining to his office, and in each and 
every particular account for and pay over all money or other 
thing of value which maj^ come into his hands as Treasurer. He 
shall also permit his books to be examined at any and all times 
by the Executive Committee, or any donor of the Institution. 
The bond of the Treasurer shall be placed in the hands of the 
Secretary of the Board, and shall be renewed upon a re-election 
to the office, which bond shall be made payable to the Curators of 
said University. 



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§ 8. For the ownership and control of said University, at least 
two thirds of the Board of Curators shall always he members of 
the Christian Church in Kentucky. At no time shall any member 
of the Faculty be a member of the Board. 

§ 9. An annual meeting of the Board of Curators shall be held 
during- the commencement week of the University, at which time 
they shall cause to be published a general account of the condition 
of the Institution. A meeting shall be called at any other time 
by the President of the Board, at the suggestion of any three 
members thereof, or of the President of the University. Nine 
members shall constitute a quorum for ordinary business, one of 
whom shall be President pro tern., in the absence of the President 
of the Board, and less than a quorum shall have the power of 
adjourning from day to day, or to any future day, until a quorum 
shall be had. 

§ 10. A majority of all the Curators shall have power to remove 
a Curator from office for any cause they may deem sufficient, and 
shall have power also to define the qualifications of a Curator; 
and whenever any curator shall absent himself from two succes- 
sive annual meetings of the Board, without assigning a sufficient 
reason therefor, his seat shall be declared thereby vacant, and the 
Board shall at its next meeting proceed to the election of a new 
Curator to fill such vacancy. All vacancies by death, resignation, 
or removal from office, or otherwise, shall be filled by a quorum. 

§ 11. No less than a majority of the whole Board shall have 
power to appoint the President, professors, instructors, tutors, 
and all other officers and agents, to fix their compensation, or in- 
crease or diminish the same, to remove the same from office for 
sufficient cause, and to fill all vacancies in the same, whether by 
death, resignation, removal, or otherwise: Provided, a vacancy 
may be filled by a quorum until a meeting of said majority shall 
be held. 

§ 12. The Curators, ujDon the recommendation of the President 
and Faculty of the University, shall have power to grant such lit- 
erary honors as are usually granted by the best colleges and uni- 
versities in the United States, and such other honors as the Board 
and the Faculty may think necessary, and in testimony thereof, 
to give suitable certificates or diplomas, under the seal of the cor- 
poration ; and every such diploma shall entitle its possessor to all 
the immunities and privileges which by any law or usage are 
allowed to the possessors of diplomas granted by any college or 
university in the United States. 



§ 13. All the provisions of the charter of Bacon College, here- 
tofore enacted, which are in conflict with the provisions of this 
act, are hereby annulled and repealed. 

§ 14. All lands, mone3^ or other property, which may, by dona- 
tion, devise, deed of gift, or otherwise, be contributed to said 
University, shall be strictly applied according to the instructions 
given by the donor or testator; and all money thus donated as a 
permanent endowment fund shall be principal, and shall be, as the 
same accrues, invested in good, safe, profitable, and permanent 
stocks, which shall remain forever intact, and the amount where- 
of is to be in no respect or in any manner whatever diminished, 
subject, however, as necessity may demand, to investment and 
reinvestment in such stocks. The proceeds of such stocks, either 
in the form of dividend, or interest, or rents, shall be a fund in 
the hands of the Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board of 
Curators, and shall be used as the Board may direct, for the pur- 
poses of the University. 

§ 15. For maintaining and carrying out effectually the discip- 
line of said University, be it further enacted, that if, by any per- 
son, money be lent or advanced, or any thing sold, or let to hire, 
on credit, to or for the use of any student or pupil under twenty- 
one years of age, at the said University, without the previous per- 
mission, in writing, of his parents or guardian, or the authorized 
officers of said Institution, nothing shall be recovered therefor by 
action of debt, and there shall moreover be forfeited to the Insti- 
tution twenty dollars and the amount or value of such money or 
other thing. Where such selling, letting, lending, or advancing 
is by an agent, such forfeiture shall be by his principal, unless the 
principal shall, within ten days after he has knowledge or inform- 
ation of the selling, letting, lending, or ad^vancing, give notice, 
in writing, to the President, or other head of the Institution, that 
it was done without his knowledge or consent, in which case the 
forfeiture shall be by the agent. 

§ 16. If any person so violate the last above-named section of 
this act, as to be liable to the forfeiture thereby declared, he shall 
moreover be fined not less than fifty nor more than three hundred 
dollars, and, upon conviction, he shall be bound by the court in a 
sum not less than five hundred dollars, with at least two sufficient 
securities, to be of good behavior for one year; and any subse- 
quent violation of the section aforesaid shall be held to be a for- 
feiture of the recognizance. 

§ 17. It shall be the duty of the judge of the Mercer Circuit 
Court to give the fifteenth and sixteenth sections of this act in 



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charge to the grand jury at each and every term of said court, 
and the penalties imposed in the above-named sections for a 
violation or violations of any of the provisions thereof, shall be 
recovered by indictment found by the grand jury; one half of the 
aforesaid penalty to go to the attorney of the Commonwealth. 

§ 18. That if the President, or any agent, or the Treasurer, or 
any other oflScer of the Board of Curators of the Universitv, with- 
out the authority of the Board, properly given and entered of 
record, as before directed, appropriate any of the funds of the 
Institution to his own use, or that of any other person, or shall will- 
fully fail to make correct entries, or shall knowingly make false 
entries upon the books of the Institution, with the intent to cheat 
or defraud the same, or any contributor to the funds thereof, or to 
hide or conceal any improper appropriation of said funds, the per- 
son so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, upon 
conviction thereof, be sentenced to confinement in the jail or pen- 
itentiary of the State for a period of not less than one or more 
than twenty years. 

§ 19. The Board of Curators of Kentucky University shall con- 
sist of not less than thirty members, a majority of whom shall at 
all times reside out of the county of Mercer ; and in any county 
of this State where the sum of fifteen thousand dollars may be 
subscribed to the endowment fund of the University, there shall 
be a representation of at least one member in the Board. 

§ 20. This act to take effect from and after the date of its pas- 
sage. 



AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE KENTUCKY UNIVEKSITT & TEAN- 
SYLVANIA UNIVERSITY. 

§ 1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, That Kentucky University and Transylvania Univer- 
sity shall be consolidated into one University and one corporate 
body, by the name of Kentucky University. 

§ 2. That the Curators of Kentucky University shall have all 
the rights and powers of the Trustees of Transylvania Universi- 
ty, in regard to all the funds and property of Transylvania Uni- 
versity, which by this act shall pass to Kentucky University, and 
be bound by the trusts and conditions to which said Trustees 
were subject. 



§ 3. That except so far as relates to the funds and property of 
Transylvania University, the charter of Kentucky University, as 
herein changed, shall be the charter of the consolidated Uni- 
versity. 

§4. That Kentucky University shall be located in Fayette 
county, in or near the city of Lexington ; and in said county shall 
be located all its colleges. It is expressly declared, however, that 
said Kentucky University is bound to refund to the citizens of 
Mercer county the full nominal value of all unpaid coupons sub- 
scribed and i^aid by them to the endowment of said University, 
which may be claimed by them, and also refund to said citizens 
all of the Bacon College scholarshiiDs subscribed and paid in full 
by any citizen of said county, and which maybe claimed by them. 

§ 5. That if hereafter, for any cause, the location of Kentucky 
University shall be changed from Fayette county, then and in 
that event ihe consolidation shall cease, and the Trustees of Tian- 
sylvania University resume their separate corporate existence, 
and shall be entitled to receive and take into tlieir possession all 
the funds and property which belonged to Transylvania Universi- 
ty at the time of consolidation; and it shall bo the duty of the 
Curators to surrender to said Trustees all said property, and the 
principal of all the funds which came into their possession belong- 
ing to Transylvania University at the time of consolidation. 

§ 6. That the consolidation herein provided shall not go into ef- 
fect until a majority of the Trustees of Transylvania University, 
and a majority of the Curators of Kentuck}^ University, shall 
each assent to the provisions of this act, by resolutions recorded 
on the respective journals of their proceedings. 

§ 7. This act shall take effect from its passage. 

H. TAYLOK, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

EICHAED T. JACOB, 

Speaker of the Senate. 
Approved February 28th, 1865. 

THOMAS E. BEAMLETTE, Governor of Kentucky, 



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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE AGEIOULTUEAL AND MECHAN- 
ICAL COLLEGE or KENTUCKY AS ONE OP THE 
COLLEGES OP KENTUCKY UNIVEKSITY. 
"Whereas, The Curators of the Kentucky University propose 
to locate their University in Fayette county, in or near the city 
of Lexington, and said Curators and the Trustees of Transylvania 
University propose to consolidate the two Universities, and all 
the funds and property of each, into one corporation, under the 
name of the Kentucky University; and it appearing that said 
Curators have a cash endowment of two hundred thousand dol- 
lars, yielding an annual income of about twelve thousand dollars, 
and that there are cash funds of Transylvania University, to be 
united with them, of fifty-nine thousand dollars, yielding an 
annual income of over three thousand five hundred dollars, besides 
the grounds, buildings, library, apparatus, and other property of 
Transylvania University, of the value and cost exceeding one 
hundred thousand dollars; and said institution, when so consoli- 
dated, proposes to raise an additional one hundred thousand 
dollars to purchase a farm and erect all the necessary buildings 
and improvements to carry on the operations of an Agricultural 
and Mechanical College, and connect therewith a model or exper- 
imental farm, with industrial pursuits, to enable such pupils as 
choose to do so to sustain themselves, in whole or in part, while 
acquiring their education; and further propose, that the State of 
Kentucky shall establish the Agricultural and Mechanical College 
of Kentucky as one of the Colleges of Kentucky University thus 
consolidated; and endow the same with the income of the fund 
which shall arise from the sale of land scrip granted to Kentucky 
by the Congress of the United States for the purpose of establish- 
ing said college; and, upon the State of Kentucky so establishing 
and endowing said college, the Curators of Kentucky University 
will furnish, in reasonable time, all the necessary lands, buildings, 
apparatus, &c., for such college, and proceed at once to organize 
said college, and put the same in operation in accordance with 
this act and the act of Congress, and subject to the visitorial con- 
trol of the State of Kentucky, in its organization and general 
management, and with the sole control, by the State, of its said 
fund; in keeping the principal of the same perpetually secure; 
now, therefore, 



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%1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, That there shall be, and is hereby, established the Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, located in the 
county of Fayette, in or near the city of Lexington, which shall x 
be a College of Kentucky University. 

§ 2. Be it further enacted, That the leading object in said College 
shall be to teach such branches of learning as are related to 
agriculture and the mechanical arts, including military tactics, 
without excluding other scientific and classical studies, in order 
to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial 
classes in the several pursuits and professions of life. 

§ 3. Be it further enacted, That to effect the said leading object 
of said college, there shall be established therein the competent 
number of professorships for teaching the sciences related to 
agriculture and the mechanical arts, including military tactics, 
which professorships shall be filled by able and competent pro- 
fessors, aided by such assistants, tutors, and other instructors, as 
shall, from time to time, be necessary; and, as a part of said col- 
lege, there shall be conducted an experimental or model farm, with 
the usual accessories thereto, and of size proportioned to the 
number of students; and on said farm and in the mechanical arts 
there shall be provided to the students opportunities for industrial 
pursuits, at stated times, whereby agriculture and the mechanical 
arts may be practically learned, and the student enabled to earn 
his support while being educated, in whole or in part, by his labor 
and industry. 

§ 4. Be it further enacted, That in the appointment of professors, 
instructors, and other officers and assistants of said College, and 
in prescribing the studies and exercises thereof, and in eveiy part 
of the management and government thereof, no partiality or 
preference shall be shown to one sect or religious denomination 
over another; nor shall anything sectarian be taught therein; and 
persons engaged in the conducting, governing, managing, and 
controlling said College and its studies and exercises, in all its 
parts, are hereby constituted officers and agents of the whole 
Commonwealth, in faithfully and impartially carrying out the 
pi'ovisions of this act for the common good, irrespective of sects 
or parties, political or religious. 

§ 5. Be it further enacted, That the Curators of Kentucky Uni- 
versity shall organize said Agricultural and Mechanical College 
by establishing the proper professorships and officers, with the 
salaries and compensation thereof, and filling the same, from time 



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to time, by their appointments, provide the necessary grounds, 
buildings, and improvements, and conduct, carry on, and manage 
the said College, as provided in this act; and said Curators, to aid 
them in conducting said College and defraying the expenses there- 
of, shall receive all the income of the fund which shall arise from 
the sale of the land scrip granted to the State of Kentucky by the 
act of Congress, entitled "An act donating public lands to the 
several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the 
benefit of agriculture and the mechanical arts," approved July 2, 
1862; and which income shall be appropriated by said Curators 
to the payment of the salaries of the professors, and other officers 
and employes of said College, and other expenses of conducting 
the same, and the farm and industrial pursuits incidental thereto, 
and to no other purpose whatever: Provided, That a majority of 
the professors of said College shall not at any one time belong to 
the same ecclesiastical denomination. 

§ 6. Be it further enacted, That the Grovernor, with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint six visitors of said Col- 
lege, who shall constitute the Board of Visitors thereof, and ap- 
point one of their number chairman of the Board ; and said 
Board shall have, at all times, full power to inspect and examine 
into all the details of the managing and conducting of said Col- 
lege, and to see that all the provisions of this act are carried into 
effect, according to their true meaning and intent; and it shall 
be the duty of said Board to point out to the Curators of Ken- 
tucky University all defects or departures from the provisions of 
this act, in conducting and managing of said college, and suggest 
the proper mode of correcting them, and said Curators shall pro- 
ceed to correct them; and it shall be further the duty of said 
Board of Yisitors to report to every biennial meeting of the G-en- 
eral Assembly the condition and management of said College ; and 
if, at any time, it shall appear to the General Assembly that the 
Curators have persisted in not carrying the provisions of this act 
into effect, according to their true objects and spirit, and in disre- 
garding the requirements of the Board of Yisitors, it shall be law- 
ful to deprive, either temporarily or permanently, said College of 
the endowment of the income of the fund aforesaid. The Yisit- 
ors shall hold their office for two years, and until their successors 
are appointed. Vacancies in said Board, by death, resignation, or 
expiration of term of office, during the recess of the General As- 
sembly, shall be filled by the Governor until the end of the next 
succeeding session. 



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§ 7. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the said College is or- 
ganized for the reception and proper instruction of pupils, the 
Curators shall make known the same to the Governor and Presi- 
dent of the Board of Education; and thereupon each representa- 
tive district of the State shall be entitled to send to said College, 
free of charge for tuition, one properly prepared pupil for each 
member said district is entitled to elect to the General Assembly; 
and when the whole of said land scrip shall be sold and invested, 
each district shall be entitled to send three of such properly pre- 
pared pupils to said College for each member the district is author- 
ized to elect. Said pupils shall have the right of receiving, free 
of charge for tuition, the benefit of any instruction given in any 
of the Colleges or classes of the University, except those of law 
and medicine. The pupils shall be selected by the majority of 
the justices of the peace of said districts. 

§ 8. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall 
not go into effect until Transylvania University and Kentucky 
Universitj' shall be consolidated into one corporation, under the 
name of the Kentucky University, and the funds, property, &c., 
of Transylvania University shall be vested in the Curators of 
Kentucky University, as successors of the Trustees of Transyl- 
vania; nor until the Curators of Kentucky University shall, by 
resolution, assent to all the provisions of this act, and accept this 
act as part of its charter. A copy of said resolution, and of the 
action of the Trustees of Transylvania University, and the Cura- 
tors of the Kentucky Univei'sity, in accepting said consolidation, 
shall be laid before the Governor; whereupon he shall, by writing, 
signed by him, and under the seal of the State, authorize the Cu- 
rators of the Kentucky University to oi'ganize the Agricultural 
and Mechanical College of Kentucky in pursuance of this act. 

§ 9. The General Assembly reserves the right to modify and 
repeal, at pleasure, so much of this act as refers to the establish- 
ment of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. 



AN ACT IN KELATION TO THE AGEICULTUEAL COLLEGE. 

§ 1. 5e it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is 
hereby, authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in 
favor of the Treasurer of the Board of Curators of Kentucky 
University, for the sum of twenty thousand dollars, which sum is 



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hereby appropriated out of any moneys in tiie Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to aid in putting the Agricultural and 
Mechanical College of Kentucky into immediate operation. Upon 
the payment of the foregoing sum, the State shall be entitled to 
send to said College, free of charge, three pupils for each represent- 
ative district: Provided^ however^ The State reserves the right, here- 
after, to reimburse itself for the amount herein appropriated out 
of the interest arising from the sale of the land scrip donated by 
Congress: And provided further, The money herein appropriated 
shall not be drawn from the Treasury until the Curators of Ken- 
tucky University shall certify to the Governor that said Agricul- 
tural College is ready to go into immediate operation, in accord- 
ance with the provisions of the act establishing the same. 

§ 2. Before the Auditor shall draw his warrant upon the Treas- 
urer in accordance with this act, the Curators of said University 
shall accept the provisions of this act, and shall transmit to the 
Grovernor a certified copy of the order of their Board showing 
said acceptance, 

§ 3. This act shall take effect from and after the passage of this 
act. 



GENERAL PLAN OF THE UNIVERSITY. 

1. The University embraces several Colleges, each under the 
immediate government of its own Faculty and Presiding Officer. 
The general supervision of the University, as a whole, is com- 
mitted to a Regent, who is elected from among the Curators, and 
is ex-officio Chairman of the Board of the Executive Committee, 
and whose duty it is, in connection with the same, to see that the 
general laws and statutes of the University are faithfully executed. 

2. Bach College is divided into several Schools or Departments 
of Study, and each School is under the immediate government 
and instruction of a competent Professor, assisted, when necessary, 
by subordinate Instructors and Tutors. 

3. The Colleges of the University are severally styled — 

1. The College of Science, Literature, and the Arts. 
II. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. 

III. The College of the Bible. 

IV. The Normal College. 
V. The College of Law. 

VI. The College of Medicine. 



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4. While the course of study and instruction in each College is 
full and complete, yet the four first named above are so associated 
that a student regularly matriculated in any one may have the 
benefit of instruction in the others without additional charge for 
tuition. By this arrangement, a student may select his course of 
studies, and pursue at pleasure a classical, a scientific, a commer- 
cial, or a civil engineering and mining course, and receive a 
degree in the same. 

THE ACADEMY. 
1. For the present, and until a more efficient system of academic 
instruction shall be established in the State, an Academy of Pre- 
paratory Instruction shall be organized in connection with the 
University, the immediate management and instruction of which 
shall be committed to a competent Principal and Assistants, while 
the qualification for admission, the course of study, and all mat- 
ters pertaining to its general interests, shall be determined by the 
University Senate. 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT. 

1. The Greneral Government of the University is vested in a 
Board of Curators, which consists of not less than thirty members, 
representing the donors, under the conditions prescribed in the 
charter. 

2. The delegated and representative powers of the corporation 
are vested in a Eegent and Executive Committee. 

3. The immediate government of the students of the University 
is committed to the Faculties thereof — each student being amena- 
ble to the Faculty of that College to which he belongs by virtue 
of his matriculation. 

4. The Board of Visitors of the Agricultural and Mechanical 
College of Kentucky consists of six members, who are appointed 
by the G-overnor of the State, with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, and whose powers and duties are prescribed in the act of 
the General Assembly establishing this as one of the Colleges of 
the University. 

THE BOARD OF CURATORS. 

1. The powers, rights, and duties of the Curators are prescribed 
in the charter. 

2. The annual meeting of the Board shall be held on the Tues- 
day next preceding the annual commencement of the College of 
Science, Literature, and the Arts. 

3. The Board may hold meetings by adjournment, and special 
meetings may be called by the President of the Board, or upon 



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the application of any three members thereof, or of the Regent of 
the University, in which cases, notice shall be given by the Sec- 
retary to each member of the Board, stating the object of the 
meeting. 

4. The meetings of the Board, until otherwise ordered, shall be 
held in Morrison College, beginning at 12 o'clock, noon, and shall 
be considered private, except when, by courtesy of the Board, 
visitors shall be admitted. 

5. The proceedings of the Board shall be conducted strictly 
according to general parliamentry rules; and it shall enact, from 
time to time, such rules and regulations as may be necessary for 
its own government and that of the University, not inconsistent 
with the provisions of the charter. 

6. The order of business for the entire session shall be as fol- 
lows: 

1. Calling of the roll. 

2. Prayer. 

3. Reading of the minutes of the last preceding session. 

4. Report of the Regent. 

5. Report of the Treasurer. 

6. Reports of Committees and Agents, 

7. Unfinished business. 

8. New business. 

9. Reading, correction, and approval of the minutes of the 
entire session of the Board before adjournment. 

7. The permanent officers of the Board shall consist of the 
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee. The 
Board may also, from time to time, appoint such Professors, In- 
structors, and Tutors, and such other officers and employes, as 
they may deem necessary. The officers of the Board shall be 
elected at each annual meeting by ballot, and shall continue to 
discharge their duties until their successors are regularly ap- 
pointed. 

8. The President of the Board shall call the members to order 
at the precise time apjDointed for the meeting. He shall preside 
over the meetings in accordance with the order of business and 
rules prescribed. He shall appoint all Committees, unless other- 
wise directed by the Board; and shall sign all orders upon the 
Treasurer, and also approve, by his signature, the acts and pro- 
ceedings of the Board. 

The Secretary and Treasurer of the Board shall discharge all 
the duties of their respective offices faithfully, and in accordance 
with the provisions of the charter. 



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THE OFFICE OF REGENT. 

1. In order to give to the various Colleges of the University, 
with their several Faculties and Presiding Officers, a more formal 
unity, the Board of Curators appoint one of their own number 
Eegent, who shall, on behalf of the Board, exercise a general super- 
intendence over the interests of the whole University, and who 
shall be the representative of the Board before the donors and 
public at all times, except when the Board shall be in session. 

2. At the annual meeting of the Board, and at such other times 
as may be necessary, he shall present a report setting forth the 
general condition, prospects, and wants of the University', together 
with an abstract of the reports of the Presiding Officers of the 
several Colleges, showing the operations of their several Depart- 
ments during the current year. He shall, from time to time, 
recommend such measures as pertain to the upbuilding and gen- 
eral welfare of the University; and by advertisement, general 
correspondence, and otherwise, present the Institution properly 
before the donors and the public, and shall do all in his power to 
promote its interests and reputation. 

3. He shall not be a member of any Faculty, but shall be ex- 
offlcio Chairman of the University Senate, whenever the same 
shall be convened for conference. He shall be the ordinary me- 
dium of communication between any Faculty and the Board of 
Curators, and between the Board and the donors and public at 
large. 

4. He shall keep the seal of the corporation, and by authority 
of the Board affix the same to all official documents requiring the 
attestation of the Board. 

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER 

1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Eegent, who 
is ex-officio Chairman, and four members of the Board, who shall 
be styled the Executive Committee of the University. 

2. They shall have full power, for and in behalf of the Board, 
to transact all business which the Board might rightfully do, and 
which ought to be done, in the interim between the meetings of 
the Board : Provided, Jioicever, That the acts of said Executive 
Committee, so far as they relate to the legitimate business of the 
whole Board, shall have full force and effect only until the next 
meeting of the Board, unless at said meeting they shall be I'atified 
by the Board. 

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3. They shall hold regular meetiDgs on the first Friday in each 
month, and shall keep a permanent record of all their proceed- 
ings, which shall be submitted for approval to the Board at each 
annual meeting. They shall have general control of the grounds, 
buildings, and other property of the University, and make such 
repairs and improvements as from time to time maybe necessary. 

4. They shall have power to supply any vacancies that may 
occur in the corps of Instructors of the various Colleges, between 
the meetings of the Board of Curators. 

5. The members of the Executive Committee shall at all times 
reside in the city of Lexington, or its immediate vicinity. , 

6. They shall approve all drafts upon the Treasury, examine 
and adjust all accounts against the University, and shall, when 
necessary, aid the Treasurer in the collection of all claims due the 
same. They shall have power to institute, or cause to be insti- 
tuted, suits for the recovery of damages for injuries done to the 
grounds, buildings, and appurtenances of the University, or for 
dues accruing to the same from any source whatever. 

7. They shall audit the Annual Eeport of the Treasurer, and 
cause the same to be published, in connection with the Eeport of 
the Eegent, and with such other documents as will make a fair 
exhibit of the general condition of the University from year to 
year. They shall also be charged with the duty of publishing the 
Annual Catalogue of the University. 

THE FACULTIES. 

1. The Professors, Instructors, and Tutors in each College of 
the University shall constitute the Faculty of that College, and 
shall be charged with the instruction and government of its stu- 
dents. 

2. Each College shall have its Presiding Officer, who shall be 
appointed by the Board of Curators, and who shall superintend 
the execution of all laws pertaining to his College. He shall have 
power to call meetings of the Faculty, whenever, in his judg- 
ment, the interests of the College require it, or whenever it is 
requested by any two Professors thereof. He shall have a vote 
upon all questions as a Professor, and give the casting vote, as 
chairman, whenever the votes are equally divided. 

3. The Presiding Officer of each College shall be charged es- 
pecially with the discipline of that College, and shall have power 
to admonish, rebuke, or suspend any student for violation of law 
or negligence of duty, except in such cases as are referred by law 
to the Faculty. 



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4. He shall make an annual report to the Regent of the condi- 
tion of tiie College under his charge, with the recommendation of 
such measures as in li is judgment may improve the system of in- 
struction and discipline therein. He shall also, prior to the 
annual commencement, report to the Eegent the names and resi- 
dences of all students who have been recommended by the 
Faculty for the degrees of the College, and he shall also report 
the names of such Alumni of the College as may be entitled to 
the second degree therein. 

5. The Presiding Officer of each College shall officiate at the 
public exercises of the same, and shall, in behalf of the Curators, 
confer the degrees upon the students and Alumni thereof 

6. Each Professor and Instructor shall have power to govern 
the students while under his immediate charge, and to punish 
them for any offense or misdemeanor, except in such cases as are 
referred to the Presiding Officer or the Faculty of his College. 

7. The regular meetings of the Faculties shall be held at such 
times and places as they may severally agree upon; and in all 
their meetings they shall be governed by the usual parliamentary 
rules, a majority of the Professors always constituting a quorum 
for the transaction of business. In the absence of the Presiding 
Officer, a temporary chairman shall be elected, and in case of pro- 
tracted absence of the same, or of vacancy, he shall for the time 
be charged with the performance of the duties of said office. 

8. Each Faculty shall appoint one of its own members Secre- 
tary, who shall keep a permanent record of all its proceedings, 
and shall attend to all writing and correspondence which may be 
required by the Faculty. In consideration of this extra labor, he 
may be excused from the performance of other extraordinary 
duties. 

9. Each Faculty shall have power to make such rules and reg- 
ulations, not conflicting with the statutes and laws of the Univer- 
sity, as may be necessary for its own government, and for the 
welfare of the College under its charge. 

10. As the responsibility of carrying on the entire system of 
government and instruction in the several Colleges devolves on 
their respective Faculties as bodies, each member thereof is bound 
to perform miscellaneous duties which do not belong strictly to 
any one department of instruction, and which, by vote of the 
Faculty, are assigned to him; and whenerer, by sickness, death, 
or other cause, any officer of instruction is necessarily absent, his 
duties may be equitably distributed among the others until such 
vacancy can be filled. 



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11. Each Professor shall have charge of all the apparatus that 
properly belongs to his School, and he shall be responsible to the 
Board of Curators for any damages or losses occasioned by negli- 
gence or inattention on his part. 

12. Each Professor and Instructor shall feel in honor bound to 
do all he can to promote the welfare and upbuilding of the whole 
University. It shall be his duty, whenever practicable, to attend 
the Faculty-meetings of his College, as well as those of the Uni- 
versity Senate. He shall at all times regard himself as an officer 
of discipline, as well as of instruction; and it shall be his duty to 
report promptly, to the Presiding Officer of the proper College, any 
known violation of the laws of the University by the students 
thereof. He shall feel bound to attend, whenever practicable, all , 
public exercises of the University, religious or other; and he 
shall, unless specially exempted, reside in the immediate precincts 
of the University, and shall engage in no pui-suit or occupation 
that will interfere with the regular and faithful performance of 
his duties. 

13. No Professor shall have the right to make a change of the 
text-books or course of study in his School, without the approval 
of the Faculty to which he belongs; but any Professor may com- 
municate with the Board of Curators in reference to the wants of 
his school, and may recommend any measures of improvement in 
the course of instruction, and in the discipline thereof. 

14. It shall be the duty of each Professor and Instructor to 
keep a faithful record of the conduct, industry, punctuality, and 
scholarship of each student in his School, and to report the same 
to the proper Faculty at its regular meetings. 

15. All Tutors and Instructors extraordinary shall have the 
privilege of attending the meetings of their respective Faculties, 
but shall not have the right to vote. 

16. Presents to the officers of the various Colleges from students 
are prohibited, and all officei-s are enjoined to decline accepting 
them whenever tendered. 

17. The Board of Curators reserve to themselves the right to 
dismiss any Professor or Instructor whenever, in their judgment, 
the interests of the University require it. They also reserve the 
right to regulate the salaries of the various officers and instruct- 
ors, from time to time; but the emolument of no faithful Professor 
or Instructor, or other officer, shall be diminished without notice 
previous to the opening of the next session; and no Professor or 
Instructor shall resign without permission of the Board, except 



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at the end of the session, or without having given at least thi'ee 
months' notice of his intention to resign. 

18. Whenever any Professor shall, under the law regulating 
associated colleges, receive and instruct students from any other 
College than that to which he was elected, he shall be entitled to 
the privilege of acting and voting with the Faculty of such Col- 
lege precisely as any other member thereof, and be in all matters 
of discipline and legislation a colleague with equal privileges and 
responsibilities. 

THE UNIVERSITY SENATE. 

1. For the purposes of counsel and co-operation, in regard to 
the genei'al interests of the University, and for the interchange 
of views upon educational themes, the Faculties of the several 
Colleges shall frequently assemble as one bodj^, under the name of 
the Senate of the University. 

2. The Senate shall hold at least three regular meetings during 
the year, viz: the last Saturday in September, January, and May 
of each year. Special meetings may be called by the Eegent at such 
times as the interests of the whole University, in his judgment, 
may require; in which case, a written notice shall be sent by the 
Secretary of the Senate to each member of the various Faculties. 

3. The Eegent shall be ex-officio President of the Senate, and, 
in his absence, a temporarj- President shall be chosen. A Secre- 
tary shall be chosen at the fii'st regular meeting of the Senate, in 
each year. It shall be his duty to keep a full record of the pro- 
ceedings of the Senate, which shall be open to the inspection of 
the Board of Curators, or any member thereof, at any time. 

4. The proceedings of the Senate shall be conducted strictly ac- 
cording to parliamentar}^ rules, and it shall, from time to time, 
adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws 
and statutes of the University, as may be necessar}^ for the trans- 
action of business. 

5. A majority of all the members of the Senate shall constitute 
a quorum: Provided, The action of the Senate shall not be binding 
upon any Faculty, unless a majority of its members are present; 
and none but the regular Professors of the various Colleges shall 
be entitled to vote. 

6. It shall be the duty of the Senate to arrange the programme 
of the general Commencement Exercises in the several Colleges; 
to provide for the delivery of lectures on scientific and literary 
subjects, from time to time; and for such other public exercises as 
will contribute to the interests of the University. The Senate may 



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have the power to establish and publish an Educational Journal, 
whenever in their judgment the interests of the University and 
the advancement of the cause of education, science, and literature, 
may demand it. 

7. The members of the Senate shall have power to hold, at 
stated times, such meetings for social and general literary and 
scientific exercises, as they may deem expedient. 

ADMISSION AND MATRICULATION. 

1. Every candidate for admission into any one of the Colleges 
of the University must present satisfactory evidence of good 
moral character; and, if he shall have been connected with any 
other College, he shall produce a certificate of honorable standing 
and dismission from the authorities of that College. 

2. Candidates for admission into the College of Science, Litera- 
ture, and Arts, must be at least fourteen years of age; and for 
admission into any other College of the University they must be 
at least sixteen years of age; and, as a general rule, no one shall 
be admitted to advanced standing without a corresponding in- 
crease of age. 

3. The qualifications for admission and the standard of scholar- 
ship shall, from time to time, be determined by the Faculty of the 
College which the student may desire to enter, subject to the ap- 
proval of the Curators of the Universit}^. 

4. The examinations for admission into the several Colleges 
shall be held at the beginning of the session, each Professor con- 
ducting the examination in his own school. The advanced stand- 
ing of such students as have been in attendance the previous ses- 
sion will be determined by their scale of merit at the close of that 
session. 

§ 5. If, upon a successful examination, in the main, for admis- 
sion or advancement, the candidate proves to be deficient in some 
one branch, he may be admitted on condition of making up this 
deficiency; and for this purpose he may be allowed, at his own 
expense, to receive private instruction from Tutors approved by 
the Faculty; or, at the discretion of the Professor of any school, 
he may be admitted on probation for a reasonable length of time, 
into that school, upon the condition that if he should fail to 
exhibit a satisfactory degree of diligence or proficiency, his con- 
nection therewith shall cease. 

6. Students, upon arrival at the University, will report promptly 
to the Eegent, with their testimonials of character and standing, 
and will designate the College which they wish to enter. Where- 



upon, they will be directed to the Presiding Officer of that Col- 
lege for further instructions. 

7. They shall secure, as early thereafter as practicable, suitable 
boarding; and any uftnecessary delay in doing this, or in report- 
ing to the proper officers of the University, will be regarded as 
sufficient evidence of their unfitness for admission. 

8. Immediately after examination, the candidate will receive a 
permit from the Secretary of the Faculty, and, upon presenting 
this to the Treasurer, and paying in advance the required fees, he 
will be entitled to a session-bill. Having procured his session- 
bill, and obtained and read a copy of the Laws of the University, 
he will be entitled to matriculate, by signing the following decla- 
ration: "I enter the University with a sincere desire to enjoy the 
benefits of its instruction, and with a determined resolution to 
conform to its laws." 

9. Every student shall be free to enter the school of his choice, 
and shall be required to enter no other: Provided, That he shall 
attend, at least, three daily recitations, unless, at the request of his 
parent or guardian, he may be permitted by the Faculty to attend 
less than three. 

10. An honorable discharge shall always be granted to any 
student in good standing, who xnay desire to withdraw from any 
one of the Colleges : Provided, That any student under twenty- 
one years of age shall produce in writing the assent of his parent 
or guardian. 

11. Ciraduates of any of the Colleges of the University, or of 
any other Collegiate Institution, may attend, in the capacity of 
resident graduates, the course of study and lectures in any of the 
Colleges, except those of Law and Medicine, free of charge for 
tuition. 

12. While any student of any one associated College may 
attend, without charge, instructions in another, he shall be under 
the government of that Col leiie only in which he matriculated; 
subject, however, to the rules and regulations of each school into 
which he may have been admitted. 

13. Each Professor shall have the control and management of 
the school over which he is elected to preside, subject only to the 
general laws of the Board and the by-laws of the Faculty. And 
as he is, at last, responsible for the proper management and in- 
struction of the classes in his school, he may direct the labors of 
his adjuncts and Tutors, and adopt such minor rules for the gov- 
ernment of his department as he may deem necessary. 



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14. The by-IawB enacted by the several Faculties for the goY- 
ernment of students shall, from time to time, be announced or pub- 
lished for the benefit of the same; and all general regulations 
concerning students, which may be enacted* by the Senate, shall 
be added as a part of that code. 

15. Any Professor may reprimand, suspend, or dismiss from hi* 
school or room any student whose conduct may, in his judgment, 
merit such censure; but no student, so suspended or dismissed, 
shall be restored to his class without the consent of the Professor^ 
and for any offense thus punished, a student may also be liable to 
citation, trial, and punishment by the Faculty to which he is sub- 
je<5t. 

16. Each Professor shall be the judge, after due examination, of 
a student's qualifications for admission to his school, as well as for 
promotion therein. 

17. Wo student shall be enrolled as a member of more than one 
College at a time ; but a mention of the different schools or colleges 
which he may have attended during a term or a session, may ap- 
pear in the annual catalogue opposite his name. 

18. No student shall withdraw from any school, or lay aside 
any study therein, without the consent of the proper Faculty.. 

COURSE OF INSTRTIGTION. 
I. 
The Course of Instruction in the College op Science, Litera- 
ture, AND Arts shall be distributed among the following schools : 

I. A School of Sacred History, in which shall be taught, in con- 
venient sections, the Historical and Preceptive portions of the 
Old and New Testaments, dniring not less than two years. 

II. A School of Philosophy, in which shall be taught Intel- 
lectual and Moral Philosophy, and Evidences of the Christian 
Religion. 

III. A School of Mathematics, in which shall be taught Algebra,, 
Trigonometry, Mensuration, Surveying, JSTavigation, Analytical 
Geometry, the Differential and Integral Calculus^ Mechanics, and 
Astronomy. 

lY. A School of History, in which shall be taught Ancient and 
Modern History and Geography, Political Economy, and Consti- 
tutional Law. 

Y. A School of Chemistry, in which shall be taught Chemistry 
and Experimental Philosophy. 

YI. A School of Natural History, in which, shall be taught 



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Botany, Zoology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Mineralogy, 
and Geology. 

VII. A School of Ancient Languages and Literature, in which 
shall be taught the Greek Language and Literature, and the His- 
tory of Greece, and the Latin Language and Literature, and the 
History of Eome. 

VIII. A School of the English Language and Literature, in 
which shall be taught Higher English Grammar, Practical Analy- 
sis of Sentences, Composition, Elocution, the History of the Eng- 
lish Language and Literature, Synonyms, Logic, Uhetoric, Criti- 
cisms of English Classics, Oratory, and Poetry. 

IX. A School of Modern Languages and Literature, in which 
shall be taught the German, French, Italian, and Spanish Lan- 
guages and Literature. 

X. A School of Music, in which shall be taught Vocal and In- 
strumental Music, Thorough Bass, and Composition. 

XI. A School of Drawing. 

II. 
The Course of Instruction in the Agricultural and Mechani- 
cal College shall be distributed among the following schools: 
I. A School of Chemistry. 
II. A School of Natural History. 

III. A School of Mathematics. 

IV. A School of Civil Engineering and Mining. 
V. A School of Fine Arts. 

VI. A Commercial and Business School. 
VII. A School of Military Tactics. 
VIII. A School of the English Language and Literature. 
IX. A School of Modern Languages. 
X. A School of History. 
XL A School of Philosophy. 
In the School of Chemistry shall be taught Elementary Chem- 
istry, Analj'tical Chemistry, Laboratory Practice, Agricultural 
Chemistry, and Applications of Chemistry to the Arts. 

In the School of Natural Philosophy shall be taught this branch, 
together with Meteorology and Physical Geography. 

In the School of JSatural History shall be taught Structural 
Botany and Vegetable Physiology, Systematic Botany, Animal 
Phj'siology, and Zoology, with Special Instruction in Entomology, 
Human and Comparative Physiology, Anatomy and Hygiene, 
Mineralogy and Geology, Paleontology, and the use of the Micro- 
scope. 



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In the School of Mathematics shall be taught the same course 
for three years as already prescribed for this School in the College 
of Science, Literature, and Arts. 

In the School of Civil Engineering and Mining shall be taught 
Geometrical and Topographical Drawing, Tinting, Shading, and 
Lettering, Descriptive Geometry, Linear Perspective, Shades and 
Shadows, Practical Astronomy, Eoad Engineering, the use of En- 
gineering Instruments, Leveling, Architectural Drawing, Geology 
of Mining Districts, Metallurgy, Mining Engineering, Construction 
of Furnaces, Determinative Mineralogy, and History of Mining 
Operations. 

In the School of Fine Arts shall be taught Music, Drawing, 
Painting, and Landscape Gardening. 

In the Commercial and Business School shall be taught Book- 
keeping, together with Business-forms and Penmanship. 

In the School of Military Tactics instruction shall be given in 
Infantry Drill, with a course of Lectures on Tactics and Army 
Regulations. 

In the School of the English Language and Literature the same 
branches as in the School of the College of Science, Literature 
and Arts, shall be taught. 

In the School of Modern Languages shall be taught the same 
branches as in the School of the College of Science, Literature, 
and Arts. 

In the School of History shall be taught a full course of Ancient, 
Medieval, and Modern History, and Geography, Political Econo- 
my, and Constitutional Law. 

III. 

The Course of Instruction in the- College op the Bible shall 
be distributed among the following schools: 

I. A School of Sacred Literature, in which shall be taught He- 
brew, Hellenistic Greek, Hermeneutics, Hebrew Poetry, Hebrew 
and Greek Exegesis, with a Systematic Discussion of the Scheme 
of Redemption. 

II. A School of Sacred History, in which shall be taught, in suit- 
able sections, the Historical, Prophetical, and Preceptive Portions 
of the Bible, Christian Ethics, and the Evidences of the Christian 
Religion. 

III. A School of Sacred Didactics, in which shall be taught 
Evangelical Work, Pastoral Office, Sacred Rhetoric, and Ecclesi- 
astical History. 



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IV. 
The Coui'se of Instruction in the College op Law shall be dis- 
tributed among the following schools: 

I. A School of Common and Statute Law. 
II. A School of Equity, Constitutional, and International Law. 
III. A School of Evidence, Practice, and Pleading. 

V. 
The Course of Instruction in the College of Medicine shall 
be distributed among the following schools: 

I. A School of the Principles and Practice of Medicine. 
II. A School of Anatoni}' and Physiology. 

III. A School of Surgery and Surgical Anatomy. 

IV. A School of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Hygiene. 
V. A School of Obstetrics, and Diseases of Women and Chil- 
dren. 

VI. A school of Chemistry. 

YI. 
The Course of Instruction in the Kormal College shall be dis- 
tributed among the following schools: 
I. A School of Theoretical Didactics. 
II. A School of Economy and Government. 
III. A School of Practice. 

LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. 

1. Literary or Keligious Societies may be organized by the 
students of any College, with the consent of the Faculty thereof: 
Provided, That the constitution and by-laws of such Societies shall 
have been first approved by the proper Faculty, and that any 
Curator or officer of the University shall have the privilege of 
attending the meetings of the same. 

2. They may adopt an}' rules for their government which are not 
inconsistent with the laws of the University and the by-laws of 
the Faculty. 

3. They may, with the consent of the proper Faculties, give 
public exhibitions of a literary character: Provided, That no ex- 
hibition of any Society shall exceed two hours in length, and that 
all matter or papers designed to be read or spoken on such occa- 
sions shall be first approved by the Faculty of the College to 
which such Society belongs. 

4. The property of any such Society shall at all times be under 
the guardianship of the Board of Curators; and, in the event of 
its dissolution, the property shall be at the disposal of the Board. 



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5. ISTo one shall be a member of any such Society that is not in 
regular attendance on some class in the University. 

6. Any Society of students maj?-' be suspended or abolished at 
the discretion of the Faculty having jurisdiction over the same. 

PUBLIC WORSHIP. 

1. Each of the associated Colleges shall be opened daily with 
prayer, or such brief devotional exercises as the Faculty thereof 
may decide. 

2. Public worship may be held on Lord's day, at such hours, 
and under such regulations, as may be agreed on in the University 
Senate. Other public religious exercises shall be held on days of 
thanksgiving or fasting appointed by the public authorities, in 
such manner as the Senate may direct. 

3. All the students of the associated Colleges shall be required 
to attend such religious exercises, unless excused by their parents 
or guardians, or for special reasons by the proper Faculty. 

4. All Professors and Instructors are expected to be present at 
the daily opening exercises, 

RESIDENCE OF STUDENTS, BOARDING-HOUSES, &c. 

1. Students are allowed for the present to select their own 
boarding, either in private families, or in such buildings on the 
University grounds as may be set apart for their use. 

2. Eooms on the University grounds will be assigned to matric- 
ulates by the Steward of the buildings; and no partiality or 
preference shall be shown in disj)Osing of the same to any student 
or class of students, but those making the first application to the 
Steward, shall be allowed to make the first selection. 

3. The Executive Committee may furnish rooms to any student 
free of charge for the same, whenever they shall think proper to 
do so. 

4. All students occupying rooms on the grounds of the Univer- 
sity shall hold them subject to such regulations as may be made 
by the Executive Committee. 

5. No student shall change his room or place of boarding with- 
out the consent of the Faculty to which he is amenable. 

6. For non-compliance with the regulations of the Executive 
Committee respecting the Dormitories, any student may, by the 
action of that body, be deprived of his room. 

7. All needful rules and regulations respecting the occupancy 
of the University buildings by students, and the conditions 
thereof, shall, from time to time, be enacted by the Executive 
Committee. 



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THE STEWAKD AND HIS DUTIES. 

1. The Executive Committee may, by resolution, appoint a 
Steward as tlieir ministerial officer and agent, subject ahvaj'S to 
their direction and control and to their general rules and regula- 
tions. He shall have an office in one of the University buildings, 
and shall devote his time faithfully to the performance of his 
duties. 

2. He shall have general supervision of the buildings and 
grounds, and be held responsible for their good condition, both as 
to cleanliness and safety from tires, and proper repairs. 

3. All damage done to the buildings, or any University prop- 
erty, by any of the students, shall be immediately repaired under 
his direction, at the expense of those by whom it was done, when 
they are known ; but if not known, it shall be assessed upon the 
class or classes occupying the room in which the damage was 
done. 

4. He shall assign rooms in the dormitories to all qualified 
applicants, inspect the same weekly, enforce order and cleanliness, 
and report to the Executive Committee, at their regular meetings, 
the state of the buildings, and the general habits and deportment 
of the inmates of the same, so far as they may come under his 
observation. 

DISCIPLINE. 

1. Each Faculty may inflict, at its discretion and according to 
the character of the offense, any of the following penalties, for 
violation of law and the rules of decorum : 

1. Private admonition. 

2. Public admonition. 

3. Complaint to parent or guardian. 

4. Suspension. 
6. Dismission. 

6. Fines for damages to property. 

7. Expulsion. 

2. No student shall be publicly dismissed or expelled without 
an opportunity of being fully heard in his own defense; and, in 
all cases of expulsion, the action of the Faculty shall not be final 
till confirmed by the Executive Committee ; but whenever the 
Faculty of any College are satisfied that the presence of a student 
in the University is unfavorable to its prosperity, they may dis- 
miss him privately, or require his parent to remove him immedi- 
ately from the University. 



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3. In all such cases, the delinquent shall forfeit the fees of the 
session. 

4. A student dismissed by any Faculty shall leave the Univer- 
sity immediately, and return to his home; for any unnecessaiy 
delay, on or about the premises of the University, the Faculty 
shall have power to change his sentence of dismission into that of 
expulsion. 

6. All students are required to observe the general rules of the 
University, and the by-laws of the respective departments to 
which they belong. 

6. Any student, when sent for by any Professor of the Faculty 
under which he is placed, shall attend to the call without delay j 
and students must at all times obey the directions of their Pro- 
fessors pertaining to good order in the University. 

7. No student shall be allowed to frequent gaming-houses, play 
at cards, or pi^actice any species of gambling, or attend gaming, 
or drinking, or billiard saloons, or theaters, or circuses, or race- 
fields, or be guilty of profanity, or any act of violence, or keep 
the company of persons of ill i^epute, or be guilty of any other 
vice; and the use of intoxicating drinks is prohibited. Nor shall 
any student be allowed to carry any deadly weapons. 

8. The presenting of petitions or other papers to the Board of 
Curators, or to the Executive Committee, in regard to the govern- 
ment of the University, or to the appointment or dismissal of 
Professors or officers, and the holding of meetings to criticise the 
government of the University, are regarded as disorderly; and 
any student who engages in such practices may be dismissed from 
the University by the Faculty of the College to which he belongs. 

9. No literary or other society in the University shall invite 
any lecturer to address them in public until the name of the pro- 
posed lecturer shall have been laid before the proper Faculty, and 
permission has been by them given to extend the invitation. 

THE LIBRAKY. 

1. The Library shall be under the direction of the Executive 
Committee, who shall appoint some suitable person to act as 
Librarian. 

2. It shall be the duty of the Librarian to take good care of all 
the books, charts, manuscripts, etc., belonging to the Library; to 
arrange them in proper order, and to keep a catalogue of all the 
books presented or purchased for the use of the Library. 

3. He shall also carefully register all books taken from the 



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Library, noting the name of the borrower, the title of the book, 
the time when borrowed, and when returned. 

4. One week before the annual meeting of the Board of Cura- 
tors, the Librarian shall make to the Executive Committee a 
written report, in which he shall state the condition and Avants of 
the Library; the number of books received during the year; the 
number lost or injured, and any other matters pertaining to the 
Library that may seem to require their attention. It shall also 
be his duty to collect all fines for injuries done to the Library. 

5. The Eegent, Professors, instructors, tutors, students. Cura- 
tors, and all resident graduates, shall have the right to draw 
books from the Library. Other j»ersons may also have the privi- 
lege of drawing books therefrom, by obtaining permission from 
the Executive Committee, and subscribing to an engagement to 
conform to all the laws and regulations of the same, and to make 
good all damages or losses thereto which they may occasion or 
permit. But no person shall borrow a book from the Library 
without the knowledge of the Librarian, and no other person 
shall have a key to the Library. 

6. It shall also be unlawful for any pei'son to carry a book be- 
longing to the Library beyond the precincts of Lexington ; and 
any one who shall violate this regulation, may be deprived of the 
\ise of the Library, or required to pay a fine not exceeding one 
dollar. 

7. Whoever shall borrow a book from the Library, shall pay at 
the discretion of the Librarian for any injury done to it while in 
his possession. In case of the loss of a volume, the borrower 
shall be required to replace the same, or to pay the value thereof 
in money; and if the volume be one of a set, he shall either re- 
place the whole set, or pay the value of it in money. 

8. All books for the Library shall be purchased under the direc- 
tion of the overseers, and deposited in the Library. 

9. The overseers shall have power to determine on what days 
and at what hours the Library shall be open, and to make any 
other regulations for its management that may not be inconsist- 
ent with the provisions of this article. 

OF EXAMINATIONS AND THE SCALE OF MERIT. 

1. There shall be at least two classes of examinations for the stu- 
dents of Kentucky University. The first shall be a daily exami- 
nation, in connection with the daily lecture or recitation. The 
second shall be a public examination of all the classes at the close 



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of the session. And, in addition to these, the Faculty shall also 
appoint such other examinations as they may think expedient. 

2. The Professor of each School shall conduct the daily exami- 
nations in his own Department, in such a way as he may think 
best; and, immediately after the examination, he shall affix to the 
name of each student examined a number designating the value 
of his examination. For a perfect recitation, the number shall be 
one hundred per cent, of the prescribed maximum; and for a less 
perfect recitation, it shall be such a per centage as will express its 
true relative value. 

3. The public examinations shall be either written or oral, as 
«ach Professor may determine. But they shall, in all eases, be 
be made real tests of scholarship, and efficient means of distin- 
guishing the meritorious from the undeserving, and of conferring 
honorable rank on young men of promising attainments. 

4. At the close of eack public examination, the Professor in 
charge shall make out an estimate of each student's performance, 
•according to the same scale of numbers, and submit it to the pro- 
per Faculty, a majority of whom shall have power to ratify or 
change the report according to their knowledge and sense of jus- 
tice in each particular case. 

5. From this and the daily reports of proficiency, the scholar- 
ship of each student shall be determined in the following manner: 
The Professor shall first take the average value of each student's 
■daily examinations; to this he shall add the value of his public or 
term examination, and half this sum shall be entered in the Book 
of Eecords and sent to the parent or guardian of said student, as 
the report of his scholarship or proficiency in study during the 
term. 

6. The general conduct and industry of each student shall be 
■estimated on the same scale, from all the facts which the Faculty 
may have certain knowledge, and in whatever way they may find 
the most convenient. The result of their reckoning shall be en- 
tered in the Book of Eecords, and a true copy of the same sent to 
the parent or guardian of the student, at the end of the term, or 
oftener, when the case may seem to require it. 

GEADUATION. 

1. For the accommodation of the young men who may be un- 
able to complete a liberal course of study, it is provided that a 
student may graduate in any school of any department on the 
following conditions^ 



First. That he shall have been at least one year a student of the 
Univei'sity, und that he shall have completed in a satisfactory 
manner all the required studies of said school, or what the Pro- 
fessor thereof may judge to be a fair equivalent — the standard of 
graduation in each school being not less than seventy-five per 
centum of the prescribed maximum. 

Second. That he shall have habitually observed all the rules and 
regulations. 

2. He shall then be entitled to a certificate of graduation, signed 
by the Professor, in which may be stated his grade of scholarship 
in said school, and likewise his general standing with respect to 
conduct and application to study. 

3. When any student shall have thus graduated in the schools 
of Sacred History, Philosophy, Mathematics, Ancient Languages, 
Chemistry, Natural Hietoiy, English Language and Literature, 
and History, in the College of Science, Literature, and Arts, he 
may receive, free of charge, the regular Degree of Bachelor of 
Arts: Provided, That he shall have paid all dues, and that he 
shall have faithfully complied with the laws and regulations. 

4. The candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts may, 
however, be permitted to study, instead of the calculus and the 
senior course in the Grreek and Latin languages, any two modern 
languages for two years. 

5. When any student shall have graduated in the several Schools 
of Chemistry, Experimental Philosophy, Natural History, Math- 
ematics, Drawing, Accounts, English Language and Literature, 
History, and Philosophy, in the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- 
lege, he may, under the like provision, receive, free of charge, the 
degree of Bachelor of Science. 

6. Whenever any student shall have graduated in the various 
Schools of the College of the Bible, he shall, free of charge, be 
entitled to receive a Diploma: Provided, however. That he shall 
have received the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the College of 
Science, Literature, and Arts, or in some other institution of equal 
rank. Whenever any student shall have graduated in the several 
Schools of the College of Law, he shall be entitled to receive, 
free of charge, the regular Degree of Bachelor of Law. When- 
ever any student shall have graduated in the several Schools of 
the College of Medicine, he shall be entitled to receive, free of 
charge, the regular Degree of Doctor of Medicine. Whenver any 
student shall have graduated in the several Schools of the Normal 
College, he shall be entitled to receive, free of charge, a Diploma 



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for the same: Provided, That he has previously received the 
Bachelor's Degree in the College of Science, Literature, and Arts, 
or in the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, or an 
equivalent honor in any other respectable institution of learning. 

7. A student may also be admitted to the regular Degree of 
Master of Arts in the College of Science, Literature, and Arts, or 
of Master of Science in the Agricultural and Mechanical College 
of Kentucky, on the following conditions : 

First. That he shall have first received the Degree of Bachelor 
of Arts, or of Bachelor of Science, and been at least one year a 
student of the University. 

Second. That he shall have passed a satisfactory examination 
before the proper Faculty in at least three elective branches of 
study. 

Third. That he pay to the Library Fund a fee of ten dollars. 

8. No honorary degrees shall be conferred. 

9. On Commencement Day in each College, the candidates for 
degrees shall perform such exercises as shall be assigned to them 
by the proper Faculty; and no candidate shall refuse to do so, 
under the penalty of forfeiting his diploma. 

10. At the annual meetings of the Board of Curators, the proper 
Faculties shall recommend to them for the regular degrees, such 
students of the University as shall have completed in a satis- 
factory manner the studies prescribed, and have faithfully ob- 
served all the other rules and regulations. And having received 
the mandamus of the Board, they shall, on the Day of Com- 
mencement, proceed, through their acting Presiding Officers, to 
confer the same according to the tenor of said mandamus. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH 



OF 



KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY. 



The efforts of the Christians of Kentucky to establish a College 
for the education of young men began in G-eorgetown about the 
year 1836; and, after repeated ftiilures to raise an endowment for 
their institution, which was removed in 1840 to Harrodsburg, 
the enterprise was virtually abandoned in 1850. An unsightly 
building, a small library of almost worthless books, and a small 
fund of eight or ten thousand dollars, called at that time an en- 
dowment fund — but which was, in fact, a loan and incumbrance — 
was all that remained of the results of thirteen years of labor. 

A few Alumni of Bacon College — as the institution at Harrods- 
burg was called — watched the struggle and decline of their abna 
mater with concern and mortification, and a few brethren of liberal 
views and some philanthropy sympathized with them. But one 
only seemed to cherish the least hope of a resurrection of the Col- 
lege; he regarded its failure as a sad but suggestive lesson, provi- 
dentially given, and in his heart resolved to profit by it in 
future. John B. Bowman conceived the idea of concentrating the 
distracted energies and means of the brotherhood of Kentucky, 
and the influence of all the liberal citizens of the Commonwealth, 
upon the great work of erecting a University, in the full sense 
of the term, upon the ruins of Bacon College. 

His simple appeal to them was: Brethren, you have failed to 
build up a College; now, then, let us establish a great University. 
The boldness of his logic at first merely surprised them. He 
asked the co-operation of some already distinguished for their 
zeal and patience in every good work ; they deemed the enter- 
prise as the chimera of a young man, and discouraged his dream 
as idle, if not dangerous to the Church. Almost alone, and in the 
face of every adverse circumstance, he began his work. Sacri- 



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ficing his professional aims, abandoning his farm, and foregoing 
the comforts of a pleasant home, he started out in the dreary 
winter to lay the foundation of a great University in the hearts 
of a people already sick of College enterprises, hopeless by reason 
of past failures, and suspicious of any new undertaking. The 
county of Mercer, in which he lived, and in which Bacon College 
was located, having, at his instance and through the efforts of 
himself and of its leading citizens, raised conditionally the sum 
of thirty thousand dollars, he went abroad with this encourage- 
ment, to secure from other communities the nucleus of his pro- 
posed endowment. 

In many places he met the shrug of the cold shoulder, or re- 
ceived the grave admonition to return to his home and be wise. 
He met with harsh criticisms upon the former management of the 
affairs of Bacon College, and still harsher prophecies of misman- 
agement and failure in future. But that which most discouraged 
liini — if, indeed, anything could be said to have discouraged him — 
was the opinion, bitterly expressed by more than one sorrowful 
father whom he approached, that Colleges were unmitigated curses; 
and who pointed, in sad confirmation of the fact, to their sons 
whom some College had ruined — who had been driven from its 
halls in disgrace. He met with these discouragements, and he 
dealt with them as with facts. He would sit down and argue at 
the fireside, first with the father and then with the mother ; he 
would argue along the highway and in the field. Seated on a 
log, perhaps, in some sleety forest, with bridle in hand, he 
would unfold his plan to some industrious farmer, in plain and 
earnest language, unmindful of the freezing winds or inclement 
skies. Thus he went from house to house, through the few cen- 
tral counties of Kentucky, disarming prejudice, rekindling the 
hopes of his brethren, and enlarging their ideas of education. 
In one hundred and fifty days he obtained one hundred and fifty thou- 
sand dollars! Thus, without the use of the press or the pulpit, he 
quietly laid the corner-stone of his University. 

The simple financial idea, in his endowment scheme, deserves 
special mention. The notes for money subscribed were made pay- 
able in easy instalments, and, when collected, the principal was at 
once safely invested. A certificate of stock was issued to each 
subscriber, with coupons attached, bearing value equal to one 
year's tuition, and made transferable. The coupons were redeem- 
able in tuition only, so that the stock, without interest, would be 
gradually refunded to the subscriber. But by the scheme devis- 



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ed, while the capital subscribed was refunded in the form of tui- 
tion, it remained in the form of cash as the permanent, unincum- 
bered endowment, the interest on which should pay the expenses 
of the Institution. 

As soon as this amount of $150,000 had been obtained, Mr. Bow- 
man called together the donors and friends of the movement, in a 
meeting held at Harrodsburg in May, 1857. The meeting was 
numerously attended, chiefly by representatives from the seven or 
eight central counties of Kentucky, which he had already appealed 
to in behalf of the enterprise. It was a meeting harmonious in 
spirit, earnest in its action, and most favorable in its results. 

"Thus far," said Mr. Bowman, as reported in the published 
minutes of the meeting — " thus far have we progressed in the 
work up to the present time, averaging about one thousand dol- 
lars for each day that we have been engaged. We have, by this 
effort, 2yartiaUy laid the pecuniary basis for an Institution which, 
we hope, is destined to become the support of the Church and the 
ornament of the State, and which will meet the highest expecta- 
tions of those who have so liberally contributed to it. We beg 
leave, however, to say, that we regard this as but the beginning of 
a work, which, with the Divine blessing, we intend to prosecute 
until perfected. In reference to the plan of organization, I would 
merely remark, in general, that there are some features in our 
present collegiate system that should be discarded. The spirit of 
the age, and the present state of society, call for colleges for young 
men, rather than for boys. The Natural Sciences, in their appli- . 
cation to the useful arts and to agriculture, should receive more 
attention. A higher grade of scholarship should be established, 
as a condition both of matriculation and of graduation. And, 
generally, we need a more modern, American, and Christian basis 
for every department of our proposed Institution." 

This meeting was important as having recognized the contem- 
plated University as the property of the people at large w^ho had 
subscribed the money. They divested it of all local charac- 
ter, and suggested such provisions in the proposed Charter as 
would give to the donors a perfect representation in the Board of 
Curators. 

During the following winter the Legislature granted a liberal 
Charter, incorporating a Board of thirty, under the name of the 
Curators of Kentucky University, giving them full power, for the 
purpose of promoting the cause of education in all its branches, 
and of extending the sphere of science and Christian morality, to 



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establish and endow fully, in said University, any departments 
and professorships they may deem necessary to carry out their 
objects. By the same organic instrument, the Trustees of Bacon 
College consenting, the property of that defunct Institution was 
transferred to the new Board, and Bacon College ceased to exist, 
in name as well as in fact. 

One of the early prejudices that had to be met in raising a 
sufficient endowment for a University, was the notion that no in- 
stitution of learning ought to be largely endowed; that it was 
better to keep the Professors dependent on tuition fees for their 
support. This, it was frequently argued, would make them more 
active in obtaining patronage and more faithful in the discharge 
of their duties. In fact, the last attempt that the Trustees of 
Bacon College had made to revive that Institution was to elect a 
nominal President, and send him out to raise a fund of thirty 
thousand dollars from the State at large! This amount, it was 
supposed, would be sufficient for all the purposes of a first-class 
College. 

When, therefore, Mr. Bowman had obtained one hundred and 
fifty thousand dollars, the general expression was that he had 
enough — that it was already a magnificent endowment, and many 
of the friends of the enterprise seemed to be satisfied. But this 
view of the matter seriously embarrassed his operations in two 
ways: First, it made any further appeals for money seem like 
extravagant and unreasonable demands. Second, it led to an 
urgent request, which, at last, amounted almost to clamor, that 
the Institution should be opened forthwith. "Mr. Bowman, and 
others, saw that a premature opening of the College would be 
ruinous; and yet the popular demand must be satisfied. It was 
accordingly agreed that a Preparatory School should be opened 
temporarily in the old Bacon College building; and in September, 
1858, this school went into operation under the name of the Tay- 
lor Academy, with nearly one hundred students in attendance. At 
the same time, it was agreed that in September, 1859, a College 
of Science and Arts should be opened under the Presidency of 
E. Milligan, assisted by the proper number of Professors. 

In the meantime, in order to present the plan of a University 
more plainly to the people on whom he relied for the material 
aid, Mr. Bowman began to discuss earnestly the great question of 
collegiate and professional education, and to insist that he needed 
not less than one half a million of dollars in order to lay the founda- 
tion of his enterprise. He says : 



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*'Why should wc not be as progressive in the cause of educa- 
tion as in our industrial and commercial enterprises, and why 
should we be dependent upon New England or Old England for 
our best educational facilities, when we are so rich in ability to 
have our own, and when our wants, in this respect, are so varied 
and pressing? It is true that we have, scattered all over the 
West, scores of unendowed, half- starved, sickly, puny Institu- 
tions, called Colleges and Universities, many, indeed, of which, 
have their piles of bricks, stone, and mortar, making an imposing 
show. But how many of them, in the way of Endowments, Schol- 
arships, Libraries, Instruments, and literary and scientific men — 
the TRUE apparatus of an education — are prepared to furnish to 
our young men such a liberal education as the times, and the pe- 
culiar circumstances of our age and country, demand ? And, 
above all, how few secure and enforce that effective discipline 
which, at the same time, is conservative of good morals and pro- 
ductive of good scholars? It is to be confessed and regretted, 
that while our march has been onward and upward in other re- 
spects, we have been lacking in this, and have, as yet, to be con- 
sidered as empirics; so much so, that it is a problem not solved, 
whether Colleges are a curse or a blessing. While, then, we have 
no spirit of antagonism to any other Institutions, but are kind 
and catholic in feeling to all, we would not be deemed arrogant in 
proposing to build, upon a more modern basis, an Institution 
equal to any in America — an Institution for young men instead of 
hoys, with a high grade of scholarship, and which, especially in 
its Ministerial, N'ormal, Scientific, and Agricultural Departments, ' 
will meet the wants of our young giant West. For it does seem, 
that as the 'Star of Empire' is moving onward and westward, 
there is opened up a special missionary field for the Minister, 
Teacher, and intelligently educated Farmer. 

''We only propose, in our day and generation, to lay the foun- 
dation of such an Institution, with the full hope and confidence 
that others to come will build upon and perfect the superstruct- 
ure." 

Such views he sought perseveringly to impress on the minds of 
the people, and it was gratifying to see that his appeals found a 
ready response in the hearts of many. 

The College of Science and Arts was opened, according to 
promise, in the autumn of 1859, with nearly two hundred students 
in attendance. At once the Institution was in need of an exten- 
sive Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus. The interest on the 



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endowment fand was already pledged to the Professors, and the 
College had no other resources. Mr. Bowman appealed, once 
more, to the citizens of his county, and, in a few days, he was 
able to buy all the apparatus that was wanted. But the most se- 
rious want, that bad been created by the premature opening of 
this College, was that of adequate buildings. The old edifice of 
Bacon College had been repaired; but it was found to be insuffi- 
cient for the wants of the single College then in session. In the 
midst of his labors for the University endowment, therefore, Mr. 
Bowman found himself called on to provide all the necessary 
buildings, not only for the College of Arts, but in anticipation, for 
the University, with all its contemplated Schools and Colleges- 
The funds already raised could not be used for this purpose, and 
the amount required would, necessarily, be very large. To this 
part of his work he now addressed himself with renewed energy. 

One of the most beautiful and healthful sites for an Institution 
of learning, in the State of Kentucky, was the famous Harrods- 
burg Springs, for many years one of the most popular resorts in 
the West. These grounds, with their elegant and extensive build- 
ings, had been purchased by the United States Government as the 
site of the Western Military Asylum; but they were now aban- 
doned, and fire had consumed the main edifice. This place^ 
containing about two hundred acres of land, Mr. Bowman deter- 
mined, if possible, to secure. After repeated visits to Washington 
City, he finally obtained the passage of a bill ordering it to be 
sold at public sale. In anticipation of the day of sale, he went to 
work and raised the sum o^ fifty thousand dollars for the specific 
purpose of buying it. But, through the interference of parties 
who desired to secure the property as a fashionable summer 
resort, his efforts to purchase it were defeated, and the notes of 
the subscribers were surrendered. He thus had the mortification 
to see the spacious, eligible grounds and buildings, on which he 
had long set his heart as the site of a great University, pass, by 
means of an opposing and inferior interest, forever from bis 
hands. 

To increase his embarrassments as the founder and financier of 
the University, the war, with all its social and commercial dis- 
tractions, came on. The work of increasing the endowment was 
necessarily suspended; but his labors as Treasurer were more 
delicate and onerous, lie continued to collect and invest the 
funds subscribed; he received and disbursed the interest thereon; 



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and kept all the accounts of the Institution. lie watched with a 
vigilant eye every pecuniary interest through all the crushing 
storm of rebellion. Not a dollar was lost, and not a week's sus- 
jDcnsion of College exercises occurred during this period, on 
account of the war, although opposing armies were encamped 
around, and the buildings were finally taken as hospitals for the 
sick and the wounded. It is proper to add, that all this labor 
was performed by him, as, indeed, all other labor from the begin- 
ning, not only without charge, but at the sacrifice of his own 
pecuniary interests. 

But the necessity for buildings grew daily more and more 
urgent. The failure to obtain those at Harrodsburg created a 
lively sympathy abroad, and all the necessary grounds and build- 
ings were offered, if the Institution could be removed. But it 
was suggested that the old edifice of Bacon College could be 
repaired and enlarged, and made to meet all the reasonable wants 
of the University. This idea the friends at Harrodsburg gen- 
erally favored, when a spark from a defective flue fell on the roof 
of the building, and, fanned by a dry February gale, it soon 
wrapped the pile in flames, and all that remained of the building, 
apparatus and library, was a heap of smouldering ruins. This 
disaster pressed upon the Board of Curators the necessity for im- 
mediate action. They were forthwith convened, and all eyes were 
turned to Mr. Bowman. 

The Trustees of Transylvania University at Lexington, at this 
juncture, intimated a willingness to convey the grounds and 
buildings of that Institution to the Curators of Kentucky Univer- 
sity, on the condition of its removal to Lexington. Citizens of 
Louisville and Covington also manifested a desire to have the In- 
stitution located in those cities. The board, however, not agree- 
ing in this exigency, resolved to leave the whole question of 
removal and location to a Committee, of whom Mr. Bowman was 
Chairman. It was ordered, however, that if the Committee 
should locate the Institution at any other point than Harrodsburg, 
an act authorizing the removal should be first passed by the Leg- 
islature, that every thing might be done legally. The Board, in 
the meantime, expressed it as a judgment that the Institution 
should be removed from Harrodsburg. 

Accordingly, Mr. Bowman called the committee to meet at 
Frankfort in January, 1865; but an expected denouement followed. 
While there, the proposition of Congress to donate to Kentucky 
330,000 acres of land, for the purpose of agricultural and mechan- 



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ical education, came up for consideration. The State was not 
prepared to accept the grant with the conditions imposed, and the 
munificent provision of Congress seemed likely to be lost to the 
State. Mr. Bowman proposed to make the State Agricultural 
College a Department of Kentucky University, and to consoli- 
date into the great Institution the University of Harrodsburg, 
Transylvania, and the Agricultural College, and the whole to be 
located at Lexington. He further proposed, if this should be 
done, to provide an experimental farm, and all the requisite build- 
ings, and to give gratuitous instruction to three hundred stu- 
dents, to be selected by the State ; and he furthermore pledged, 
that the Board of Curators would carry out, in the Agricultural 
Department, the spirit and intent of the act of Congress encour- 
aging the education of the industrial classes. 

A bill to this effect was accordingly drawn up, and, after a long 
and animated discussion in the Greneral Assembly, it was passed 
by a large majority, and Kentucky University was removed from 
Harrodsburg, the grounds and buildings and endowment of 
Transylvania were transferred, and the State Agricultural College 
was made a part of the University, with an aggregate capital of 
more than one half a million of dollars. Thus he accomplished 
by one [act what he had allowed himself many years to bring 
about. 

But he had obligated himself by this scheme to raise one hun- 
dred thousand dollars with which to purchase an experimental farm 
and a site for all the buildings requisite for the several Colleges of 
the University. He at once removed to Lexington and began his 
work, and, before the Legislature adjourned, he reported to that 
body that he had secured from the citizens of Lexington over one 
hundred thousand dollars. 

In June following, the Curators formally ratified his action, and 
ordered that Kentucky University be opened in Lexington in 
October following, and three Colleges, to-wit : that of Law, that 
of the Bible, and of the Arts and Sciences, went into operation ac- 
cordingly. It was further resolved by the Board, on the recom- 
mendation of Mr. Bowman, that, as soon as practicable, a College 
of Medicine, a Normal College, and the Agricultural College, be 
added, making in all six distinct departments, each under its own 
Faculty of Instructors and Tutors. 

In October nearly three hundred students assembled from sev- 
eral different States, and were admitted into the several Colleges, 
80 far as they had been organized; and the Institution has been, 



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thus far, prosperous. During the present year, Mr. Bowman has 
purchased, for the use of the Agricultural College, the splendid 
home of the departed statesman, Henry Clay. " Ashland " is 
now the property of Kentucky University. But, in addition to 
this, he has added a highly cultivated farm adjoining, making 
some four hundred and fifty acres in all, so that the Agricultural 
College of Kentucky University may be early opened for the 
reception of students, on the most splendid farm in Kentucky. 

On reporting these purchases to the General Assembly at its 
late session, they at once voted an appropriation of twenty thou- 
sand dollars to aid in securing the opening of the College next fall; 
and Mr. Bowman is now bending every energy to the work of 
putting the Institution into full operation. 

A few remarks, from his addr^ess to the Curators, will close this 
sketch of the origin and progress of one of the most remarkable 
educational and benevolent enterprises in America: 

"I have but one desire in all this matter; I want to see accom- 
plished through this institution the greatest good to the greatest num,' 
her of our poor fallen race, thus giving the greatest glory to God. 
I want to build up a people's institution, a great free University, 
eventually open and accessible to the poorest boy in the land, who 
may come and receive an education practical and suitable for any 
business or profession in life. I want to cheapen this whole mat- 
ter of education, so that, under the broad expansive influences of 
our Republican Institutions, and our advancing civilization, it may 
run free as our great rivers, and bless the coming millions. 
Hitherto, our Colleges and Universities have been accessible only 
to the few, such are the expenses attending them. We therefore 
want a University with all the Colleges attached, giving educa- 
tion of the highest order to all classes. We want ample grounds 
and buildings, and libraries, and apparatus, and museums, and 
endowments, and prize-funds, and professors of great hearts and 
heads, men of faith and energy. Indeed, we want everything 
which will make this Institution eventually equal to any on this 
continent. Why should we not have them? I think we can. 1 
believe there are noble men enough all over this land who 
will give us the means which God has given them, if we will only 
move forward to the work before us like true men. 

"In conclusion, I wish to submit for your consideration a plan of 
just such a University as is contemplated above. I do not claim 
that it is perfect, but it is the embodiment of much thought on 
the subject; nor do I claim that it is all practicable now; but let us 



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have before us a complete scheme, and let us work to it by detail. 
I think it practicable to open by next fall several of the proposed 
Colleges of this scheme. I therefore recommend it for your adop- 
tion, with such modifications as may be found necessary, and I 
herewith submit it, asking for a committee of conference for its 
perfection." 

The Committee of Conference was at once appointed, with Mr. 
Bowman as Chairman, and, in accordance with these liberal and 
comprehensive views of a great University, and after a careful 
examination of the beat Institutions of the country, they submit- 
ted a Plan of Organization and Code of General Statutes, which, 
in some of the details of Government and Study, are peculiar to 
this Institution, and which, after a thorough discussion by the 
Board of Curators, was unanimously adopted as the permanent 
Scheme of the University. 

Under this regime it now enters upon its career of usefulness, 
with greatly increased facilities, and with the assurance that its 
Founder, now the Eegent of the University, will labor on for 
the full development and perfection of his ultimate plans. It is 
confidently believed, that, with its superior advantages of loca- 
tion, with its splendid basis in the way of Endowment and Eeal 
Estate, and with its moral and social surroundings, it is destined 
to exert a mighty influence upon the educational interests of the 
great Mississippi Yalley. 



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